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Joel Struthers

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

And we get some big snowfalls in that part of the world. And if, let's say, you know, it's been snowing all day, you come into that first fucking landing, a lot of times you'll fly over it slow the first time if you can, but you come in, there's a fucking massive snowball, right? So if you stick to those two flags, the idea is that first one's there, you get an idea of your rate of closure.

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

And we get some big snowfalls in that part of the world. And if, let's say, you know, it's been snowing all day, you come into that first fucking landing, a lot of times you'll fly over it slow the first time if you can, but you come in, there's a fucking massive snowball, right? So if you stick to those two flags, the idea is that first one's there, you get an idea of your rate of closure.

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

It's like a walking pace as you get close. And then when you land... that flag is right beside you. So when it whites out, you're just like fucking looking right at it, right? Yeah. Or if you lose, and that's where the focus is on that approach.

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

It's like a walking pace as you get close. And then when you land... that flag is right beside you. So when it whites out, you're just like fucking looking right at it, right? Yeah. Or if you lose, and that's where the focus is on that approach.

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

It's like a walking pace as you get close. And then when you land... that flag is right beside you. So when it whites out, you're just like fucking looking right at it, right? Yeah. Or if you lose, and that's where the focus is on that approach.

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

If you lose those flags because, you know, let's say you've been a bit too slow or you were downwind or you were in a wind that changed and that snowball now is in front of you because that's what it would do. The wind will push it. You lost it. As long as you don't change anything, theoretically, you should come to your spot.

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

If you lose those flags because, you know, let's say you've been a bit too slow or you were downwind or you were in a wind that changed and that snowball now is in front of you because that's what it would do. The wind will push it. You lost it. As long as you don't change anything, theoretically, you should come to your spot.

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

If you lose those flags because, you know, let's say you've been a bit too slow or you were downwind or you were in a wind that changed and that snowball now is in front of you because that's what it would do. The wind will push it. You lost it. As long as you don't change anything, theoretically, you should come to your spot.

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

So yeah, theoretically so they go out there and they just like to see the guys just fucking consistent. Yeah, you know and then It's a massive tenure too. So you get out there and then these kind of again throw you to the wolves so you you know, once the the training pilots like happy with your Your abilities you do a check ride with another guy and then you're skiing and

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

So yeah, theoretically so they go out there and they just like to see the guys just fucking consistent. Yeah, you know and then It's a massive tenure too. So you get out there and then these kind of again throw you to the wolves so you you know, once the the training pilots like happy with your Your abilities you do a check ride with another guy and then you're skiing and

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

So yeah, theoretically so they go out there and they just like to see the guys just fucking consistent. Yeah, you know and then It's a massive tenure too. So you get out there and then these kind of again throw you to the wolves so you you know, once the the training pilots like happy with your Your abilities you do a check ride with another guy and then you're skiing and

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

And like they say, they just say, take it slow. And the interesting part of heli-skiing is it's obviously the heli-skiing company is the one that's trying to make a buck. So you're out there, everyone's got a mountain course, but you do not fly skiing like you do in a mountain course, right? You'd go broke or they'd kick you out.

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

And like they say, they just say, take it slow. And the interesting part of heli-skiing is it's obviously the heli-skiing company is the one that's trying to make a buck. So you're out there, everyone's got a mountain course, but you do not fly skiing like you do in a mountain course, right? You'd go broke or they'd kick you out.

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

And like they say, they just say, take it slow. And the interesting part of heli-skiing is it's obviously the heli-skiing company is the one that's trying to make a buck. So you're out there, everyone's got a mountain course, but you do not fly skiing like you do in a mountain course, right? You'd go broke or they'd kick you out.

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

So it's efficient and safe, right? And every year that you fly, you get better because you have that gut feel, right? And that first year, and I remember, I slept well. We were done, I'd be back with it.

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

So it's efficient and safe, right? And every year that you fly, you get better because you have that gut feel, right? And that first year, and I remember, I slept well. We were done, I'd be back with it.

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

So it's efficient and safe, right? And every year that you fly, you get better because you have that gut feel, right? And that first year, and I remember, I slept well. We were done, I'd be back with it.

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

hotel like fucking out you know from the stress right but you don't have that you don't have that gut feel to say this is fucking and we have some fucking super experienced guides and they're looking at you and they're they're good enough where they'll say yeah no this is and flat lights we can come back to it flat light is the fucking killer man yeah depth perception oh it's just a nightmare right

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

hotel like fucking out you know from the stress right but you don't have that you don't have that gut feel to say this is fucking and we have some fucking super experienced guides and they're looking at you and they're they're good enough where they'll say yeah no this is and flat lights we can come back to it flat light is the fucking killer man yeah depth perception oh it's just a nightmare right

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Episode 375 - Joel Struthers

hotel like fucking out you know from the stress right but you don't have that you don't have that gut feel to say this is fucking and we have some fucking super experienced guides and they're looking at you and they're they're good enough where they'll say yeah no this is and flat lights we can come back to it flat light is the fucking killer man yeah depth perception oh it's just a nightmare right